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The Florida High School Activities Association Monday voted to keep five football classifications for another two years and returned Orange County's large high schools to one district.The principals, who comprise the FHSAA board of directors, revamped the 16 districts in Class AAAAA to reflect growth of schools. That revamping moved all Metro Conference schools except Orlando Edgewater into Class AAAAA, District 5 and rearranged a number of Central Florida schools.In an effort to equalize competition, principals voted to classify using the following numbers of students for football: Class AAAAA -- 1,398 and up (99 schools statewide)

Milton High School swept the Class AAAAA competition at the GHSA state championships Monday, with titles for both the boys and the girls and the girls' low individual. The Eagles posted 142 to beat Cherokee by 11 shots at West Lake Country Club, aided by freshman Rachel Dai's rally on the back nine. After faltering on No. 6, Dai entered the second nine 2 over par. But she made birdies on Nos. 14, 15 and 16 to finish with 69. "I was here at West Lake two summers ago for a different tournament, so to come back here and play even better than I did two summers ago feels good," Dai said.

Earl Mothersill and Greg Hardee combined for all of Lakeland's 152 yards rushing, and Shane Willis completed 11 of 17 passes for 117 yards Friday night to lead the Dreadnaughts to a 14-10 victory over Dunedin (12-2) and the Class AAAAA Florida high school football championship.The state title is Lakeland's first since 1935, but could be short-lived if the Florida High School Activities Association wins its appeal in a highly publicized case where Lakeland (13-1) obtained a temporary injunction against a FHSAA ruling forcing the Dreadnaughts to forfeit a season-opening victory over Winter Haven.

Out of the 58 teams in the Virginia High School League's Group AAA/AA boys lacrosse rankings, E.C. Glass has allowed the fewest goals so far this season, a meager 3.27 per game. The Hilltoppers (10-1, 6-0 Western District), who are ranked third as a team in the latest state poll, also have scored the fifth most goals (13.27 per game). Combined, they rank third in goal differential (10 per game), behind only the state's two remaining undefeated teams, Kettle Run and Colonial Forge (both 12-0)

Lake Mary's Vilmar Silva and Derek Pope and Dr. Phillips' Erin Braeuning won Class AAAAA titles Saturday in the state tournament at the City of Tampa/Hillsborough Community College tennis complex.Silva took the No. 1 boys singles title with a 7-5, 7-6 victory over Itay Shimony of Plantation, and Derek Pope upset top-seeded Francis Connor of Plantation, 7-6, 6-1, at No. 2. Silva and Pope beat Melbourne's Kai McGreevy and Steven Roach, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6, to win No. 1 doubles.Their victories led Lake Mary's boys to a second-place finish in the team standings with 13 points.

Evans delivered Orlando its first high school football championship in two decades Saturday night at Florida Field, but it wasn't quite as fulfilling as the team figured it would be. Evans and a small-but-feisty Southridge squad played to a 22-22 draw and were declared co-champions in Florida's Class AAAAA football championship played in front of a crowd of 3,261.State high school rules mandate that no overtime be played in championship football games. So Evans coach Bill Gierke and Southridge coach Don Soldinger now will share more than a close friendship - namely, a state title.

Lake Brantley has had some outstanding baseball teams over the past few years, but this wasn't supposed to be one of them.The Patriots' 1994 squad returned just one regular starter from last year's district and regional champion team. This year's team would mostly consist of junior varsity players and transfer students.Lake Brantley coach Mike Smith was hoping his team would improve enough by the end of the season to challenge for the district title. But he never expected this: The Patriots are one of four teams that will compete in the Florida Class AAAAA Baseball Championships, which begins today at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota.

Remember Miami Southridge, the little team that could?Not blessed with much size but with great speed and great coaching, Southridge rallied to tie giant-sized Evans, 22-22, and share the Class AAAAA state football championship a year ago.Well, Southridge's coaches returned. So did much of the speed - three of the four members of the Class AAAA state champion 4x100 sprint relay team. South Florida football watchers believe that by year's end this could be a team to watch at Florida Field, site of the state finals.

The envelopes, please!Based on paper points - compiled from qualifying performances at last week's regional meets - boys teams from Boyd Anderson (AAAAA), Buchholz (AAAA) and Shanks (AAA), and girls teams from Southridge (AAAAA), Raines (AAAA) and Ribault (AAA) are favored to win state championships at Percy Beard Track at the University of Florida in Gainesville.Jones' girls, led by Erin McClain, will contend in AAA, as will boys and girls teams from Seminole in AAAA, and Oak Ridge's boys in AAAAA.

WHAT : Edgewater (0-0) vs. Loganville, Ga., Grayson (1-0) WHEN : 5 p.m. Saturday WHERE : Suwanee, Ga. THE BUZZ : Regular-season opener for Edgewater vs. team ranked No. 3 in Georgia AAAAA and No. 25 nationally by MaxPreps is opener of National Football Challenge doubleheader hosted by North Gwinnett. Grayson, 45-9 with 10 playoff wins the past four seasons, is led by highly touted DE-RB Robert Nkemdiche (6-5, 260), one of South's top junior prospects. . . . The game will mark the regular-season debut of new Edgewater coach Zac Yarbrough, who took over for longtime coach Bill Gierke after last season.

Even if Lake Brantley senior Mitch Schardt had a crystal ball, he would have had a difficult time predicting his future with the Patriots' baseball team.As a freshman, Schardt didn't even expect to make the high school team. After all, he was never a Little League all-star and never competed on any special summer league teams.But Schardt surprised himself by making Lake Brantley's junior varsity team as a freshman, then earned a spot on the varsity squad the following year.This season Schardt, a 6-foot-5 right-hander, emerged as one of Central Florida's top pitchers.

Lake Brantley outfielder Jeff Butler and catcher A.J. Pierzynski of Dr. Phillips were named Saturday to the Class AAAAA All-State baseball first team by the Florida Sports Writers Association.Butler achieved the distinction of being the lone athlete named to the first or second team in both football and baseball in Class AAAAA.Butler, a North Carolina State signee who rushed for more than 2,000 yards for Lake Brantley's football team, plans to play both sports in college. Butler helped lead the Patriots' baseball team to the state semifinals with a .418 batting average, 38 RBIs and 20 stolen bases.

What does a tennis player do for an encore after capturing the girls individual state championship as a junior and a state doubles title as a freshman?She brings her team with her to the state championships and goes out a winner, culminating one of Orange County's finest careers.Erin Braeuning of Dr. Phillips, a repeat choice for the Orange Extra's girls tennis athlete of the year, did more than just perform on the court for a young Panthers team that finished second behind Miami Killian at the Class AAAAA state tournament.

FAIR: St. Cloud High School senior Chrissy Hensel was among three finalists for the SportsChannel Florida/Florida High School Activities Association Scholar Athlete of the Year. Kelly Jean Dillon of Port St. Lucie won the award. Fifty-one seniors had at least a 3.5 grade-point average and varsity letters in two or more sports. With a 4.0 GPA, Hensel ranks first among a graduating class of 320 students.A matter of classFOUL: Because of increased enrollment, Fort Pierce Central High School moves from a Class AAA, District 14 neighborhood next fall to share Osceolas Class AAAAA, District 9 address.

Lake Brantley has had some outstanding baseball teams over the past few years, but this wasn't supposed to be one of them.The Patriots' 1994 squad returned just one regular starter from last year's district and regional champion team. This year's team would mostly consist of junior varsity players and transfer students.Lake Brantley coach Mike Smith was hoping his team would improve enough by the end of the season to challenge for the district title. But he never expected this: The Patriots are one of four teams that will compete in the Florida Class AAAAA Baseball Championships, which begins today at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota.

MERRITT ISLAND was beaten on the stat sheet but not on the scoreboard as 4,500 fans watched the Class AAAAA power edge its Class AAAA rival at Mustang Field. Feisty Titusville outrushed its hosts, 165-80. Merritt Island, ranked sixth in the Florida Sports Writers' Association Classs AAAAA poll, scored on junior running back Reggie Johnson's 3-yard run and a 43-yard return of a blocked punt by linebacker Gerry Odom. Mark Boring added a 40-yard field goal. Andy Craemer kicked two long field goals for Titusville.

A recheck of the point totals from Friday's Class AAAA state championship put Seminole High's boys alone in second place. Seminole and Wolfson were announced at 31 points apiece, behind Buchholz' 49. Seminole coach Ken Brauman knew in his heart what the point totals were, but he was denied access to the computer system to check. Saturday morning, meet officials reviewed the scoring, found the error, and gave Seminole the runnerup spot. ''We already had the trophy,'' Brauman said. ''I won the coin toss.

It went down to the final event, the 4x400 relay, before Oak Ridge's boys would relinquish its determined bid to win a Class AAAAA state track title.In a stirring, three-team dual, Lauderdale Lakes' Boyd Anderson won the race (3:13.82), Winter Haven won the title and Oak Ridge settled, grudgingly, for third in both. Winter Haven (41) nudged Boyd Anderson (38) and the Pioneers (37). All three schools ran their fastest of the year.Juniors Johnny Love, Dominic Adamson and Danny Smith put Oak Ridge into position to challenge.